surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
perfect; complete; flawless
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
womanly; ladylike; feminine
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
relatively; comparatively
person of common sense; common sense man
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
moving about; stirring about
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care